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eyewink

[ahy-wingk]
noun
  1. a wink of the eye.
  2. Obsolete. a look or glance.
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Origin of eyewink

First recorded in 1590–1600; eye + wink1
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Examples from the Web for eyewink

Historical Examples

  • Scurlock stooped away; the fraction of an eyewink later would have done his lifes business very neatly.

    Cursed

    George Allan England